October 17th 2024
James Rider, PharmD, shared his experiences as a pharmacy manager at CVS.
Drug sales hampered by economy, free antibiotics
January 21st 2009The slumping U.S economy and government regulations will cause pharmacy sales to grow only around 1.3 percent rate in 2009, according to new research presented last week at the American Society for Automation in Pharmacy?s Industry and Technology Issues in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Eli Lilly to pay more than $800 million for off-label promotion of Zyprexa
January 20th 2009Eli Lilly and Co. has agreed to plead guilty to one misdemeanor violation of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and will pay more approximately $800 million for unproven marketing and promotional claims involving the antipsychotic medication Zyprexa.
AHA 2008: Stratification beyond Framingham criteria is possible using coronary calcium score
November 11th 2008Precisely defining intermediate cardiovascular-event risk using the Framingham Risk Score (FRS) is a challenge for clinicians. This is magnified when one considers that the number of patients who fall under the intermediate risk category outnumbers those considered low or high risk.
Walgreens back in business in Galveston
September 26th 2008While emergency officials scramble to restore power to homes and businesses throughout the hurricane-ravaged Galveston, Texas-area, Walgreens has reopened it store in the midst of the city to provide much-needed supplies and pharmacy services.
Four-dollar pricing considered boon and bust
August 11th 2008Are $4 generics the future of pharmacy? Perhaps so, as the consumption of generic drugs soars and their costs drop. Wal-Mart, which beat a thorny path to what many pharmacists believe is loss-leader pricing, says $4 was a great move. It is very popular-and good for business.